Land clearing and logging slash fed serial conflagrations, which blew up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries — the ... made possible by humans' species monopoly over fire. Even climate history ...

Earliest Evidence of Humans Using Fire to Shape the Landscape of Tasmania ... A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a ...

As the investigation into the devastating Palisades Fire continues, early indications show the blaze was probably not natural ...

"We reveal how early humans -- known as hominins -- were able ... to find resources such as water or rocks for making tools or fire. Kaplan says the study is important because it helps us to ...